Much like what the government does with unemployment statistics, this chart represents a 4-poll "rolling average" for the latest 20+ polls listed at RealClearPolitics.com (plus other recent national polls).

I also weighted the polls by their size. For example, a poll with a survey size of 1000 was weighted proportionately heavier than an 324 survey size.

( I will add the Gallup dailies slightly differently than RCP. I will add the Gallup daily 1-5, and 6-10, etc... IE, whenever there are 5 days with completely new data.

Best in debate against Obama?

A majority of Americans think Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich would fare best in a head-to-head television debate against President Barack Obama. In a Poll Position national scientific telephone survey, 54% said Gingrich would give Obama the best debate, 20% thought Mitt Romney would do the best. All other GOP candidates received single digit votes when asked how they would fare against Obama in a TV debate.

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ExampleMethodology

Single PollTotals(NUMBERS, not PERCENT)

4-PollTotals

4-Poll Weighted

Rolling AveragePercentages

National Poll

When Taken

Sample

Romney

Gingrich

Sample

Romney

Gingrich

Romney

Gingrich

Gallup Tracking day 23-29

12/23 - 12/29

1000 RV

260

240

2966

680

823

22.9%

27.7%

Gallup suspended all reporting for Dec 30th, possibly in part because Newt was recovering. Gallup will not publish results again until January 3rd.

Gallup Tracking day 17-21

12/17 - 12/21

1000 RV

210

270

2402

542

705

22.6%

29.4%

YouGov

12/17 - 12/20

308 Lvgop

65

83

1502

362

465

24.1%

31%

PPP (D)

12/16 - 12/18

658 LV

145

230

1485

355

440

23.9%

29.6%

CNN/Opinion Research

12/16 - 12/18

436 A

122

122

1827

450

490

24.6%

26.8%

ABC News/Wash Post

12/15 - 12/18

100 RV

30

30

1716

387

462

22.6%

26.9%

CBS News

12/14 - 12/18

291 RV

58

58

2198

493

661

22.4%

30.1%

Gallup suspended all reporting for Dec 15th, possibly because Gingrich had a very good news day with numerous stories exclaiming how Newt would demolish Obama in a debate. Newt also did very well in that last debate on 15th with lots of roaring applause.

Gallup Tracking day 11-16

12/11 - 12/16

1000 RV

240

280

2350

515

727

21.9%

30.9%

YouGov

12/10 - 12/13

325 Lvgop

59

94

1810

399

599

22%

33.1%

Poll Position

12/11 - 12/11

582 LRV

136

229

1756

402

613

22.9%

34.9%

Reuters/Ipsos

12/08 - 12/12

443 RV

80

124

1678

372

550

22.2%

32.8%

GfK Roper/AP

12/08 - 12/12

460 A

124

152

2435

568

822

23.3%

33.8%

NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl

12/07 - 12/11

271 RV

62

108

2331

526

798

22.6%

34.2%

Pew Research

12/07 - 12/11

504 RV

106

166

2377

512

788

21.5%

33.2%

Gallup Tracking days 6-10

12/06 - 12/10

1200 RRIgop

276

396

2375

521

808

21.9%

34%

FOX News

12/05 - 12/07

356 RV

82

128

2452

526

884

21.5%

36.1%

YouGov

12/03 - 12/06

317 Lvgop

48

98

3096

614

1136

19.8%

36.7%

Poll Position

12/04 - 12/04

502 LRV

115

186

3278

682

1198

20.8%

36.5%

Gallup Tracking days 1-5

12/01 - 12/05

1277 RRIgop

281

472

3102

622

1094

20.1%

35.3%

Rasmussen Reports

11/30 - 11/30

1000 LV

170

380

2365

457

786

19.3%

33.2%

Poll Position

11/27 - 11/27

499 LRV

116

160

1677

349

503

20.8%

30%

YouGov

11/26 - 11/29

326 Lvgop

55

82

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Current Controversies in Nutrition: Letting Science be the GuideSugar the Bitter Truth

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(7:05) We have an epidemic of obese 6-month olds!

So any hypothesis that attempts to explain the obesity epidemic, must be able to explain this as well.

(09:10) Now, you all know, back in 1982, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, and the US Department of Agriculture, admonished us to reduce our total fat consumption from 40% to 30%. Everybody remember that? ... So what happened? We did it. We've done it. 40% calories down to 30%. And look what's happened to the obesity, metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke prevalance, ALL jacked way up as our total fat consumption as a percent, has gone down. It ain't the fat, people. It ain't the fat. So what it it? Well, it's the carbohydrate. Specifically, which carbohydrate? ...

(20:05) ...But indeed, this is true, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sugar are EXACTLY the same. They are both equally bad. They are both dangerous. They are both poison. OK?, I said it. Poison. My charge before the end of tonight, is to demonstrate that fructose is a poison. And I will do it. And you will tell me if I was successful.

(22:48) So you can see that more and more of our caloric intake, a higher percentage, is being accounted for by sugar, every single year. So we're eating more; we're eating more sugar. And for adolescents today, they're up to almost 75 grams [of fructose] per day; 12% of total caloric intake. And 25% of adolescents consume at least 15% of their calories per day from fructose alone. This is a DISASTER. An absolute unmitigated disaster. The fat's going down, the sugar is going up, and we're all getting sick. Now let me show you why...

(31:31) ...This was a "Battle Royal" back in the 1970's. This was not a simple thing. There were people lined up on both sides of this story. So this over here, is a book, 1972 it came out. And it was called Pure White and Deadly. Its all about Sugar. Written by a British physiologist, nutritionist, endocrinologist, by the name of John Yudkin. Now I never knew John Yudkin, he has passed away. But I read this book about a year ago, and without even knowing it, I was a Yudkin acolyte. I was a Yudkin disciple. EVERY SINGLE THING that this man said in 1972 is the God's honest truth. And if you want to read a true prophecy, you find this book. Its NOT easy to find, but you go find this book, and I'm telling you, every single thing this guy said, has come to pass. It's ASTOUNDING. I am in awe of this guy.

March 12, 1982 - Bari Shabazz was ticketed $25 in HAWAII for driving without a valid drivers license (claimed he had a NY drivers license). Bari was in (or caused?) a major accident. Ordered to appear in court. His identification is noted as "@47205"

April 5, 1982 - Bari's arraignment was continued (no-show?)

May 5, 1982 - Arrest Warrant for Bari Shabazz was issued.

Dec 1980 - Impressing friends as appearing to be a millionaire, and still going by "Barry" while at Occidental, a classmate who was himself a Marxist, describes Barry as an even MORE hard-core Marxist Socialist.(Barry's whereabouts: missing) Sept '81 through May '82 - Obama's biography says he was in his first year of Columbia in NY, but Columbia University does not confirm he was enrolled there.

Sept '82 - May '83: Columbia DOES confirm 'Barack Obama' was enrolled only this school year.

It has been said that Barry first asked to be called Barack while at Columbia.

1986 - Records show that Barack Obama used his Connecticut SSN for the first time, even though it was issued in 1977. (a backdated-to-1980 draft card also used the same CT SSN) ~1986 - Obama consulted for Gamaliel Foundation which was patterned after the community organizing practices of Saul Alinsky 1985-1988 Obama directed Chicago's Developing Communities Project, community organization

Aug 1994 - Bari was reported dead, but the death was never verified, and it conflicted with other records.

(meanwhile, powerful friends of Barack Obama were preparing him to run for the Illinois Senate)

1993 - Barack Obama was an Associate to the Board of Directors of Woods Fund of Chicago 1994-2002 Barack Obama served on the board of directors of Woods Fund of Chicago 1994-2002 Barack Obama served on the board of directors of Joyce Foundation of Chicago 1995-2002 Barack Obama served on the board of directors of Chicago Annenberg Challenge ('unbiased Annenberg' later verified Obama's short form B.C. was legitimate in 2008)August 1994 - Democrat U.S. Representative from Illinois, Mel Reynolds is convicted on sex charges, so his seat is vacated. Dem power brokers saw the conviction coming and planned how to re-shuffle IL democrats.Nov 1994 - Incumbent state Senator Alice Palmer [a Marxist] announces she will vacate her IL 13th district Senate seat in 1996 in favor of Reynolds' federal seat.1995 - When filing opened for Palmer's seat, Obama entered the race, and eventually, ALL his primary challengers were disqualified Nov '96 - Barack Obama was elected IL State Senator and served thru 2004

April 9, 2003 - An Ex Parte motion was granted to recall the bench warrant for Bari Shabazz and terminate proceedings -nolle prosequi (Latin for "we shall no longer prosecute")

Abortion may be "legal" thanks to a corrupt judiciary, but it is wrong and FR is totally opposed to it and is working to make it illegal. Any person that comes to FR pushing for abortion rights is not welcome here and is automatically nuked.